Systematically Collecting Data in Real-World Environments Is the Essence of Which

question 242

Multiple Choice

Systematically collecting data in real-world environments is the essence of which descriptive research method?

• A) case studies
• B) naturalistic observation
• C) surveys
• D) correlational research

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Definitions:

Knowledge

encompasses information, facts, skills, and understandings acquired through experience or education.

Whiteness Studies

An interdisciplinary field of scholarship aimed at examining the social, cultural, and historical construction of whiteness as a racial and cultural identity.

Racial Identity

An individual's awareness and experience of being a member of a racial group, including the adoption of the group's culture, history, and heritage.

Dorothy Smith

A Canadian sociologist known for her work in feminist theory, sociology, and the methodological approach known as institutional ethnography.